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How to balance minisplits and oil furnace for winter heat?
We had a full set of Carrier mini-splits installed (1600 sq. ft, 2 stories, 5 heads), added to a very senior oil furnace.
We're still getting used to them. We opted out of the "smart" ...
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Roth Oil Tank Installed Outside
I am looking to replace my almost 30-year-old oil tank. I have 5 foot ceiling in the basement, my house is located on a pond. I would like to replace with a Roth, but it would need to go outside. I ...
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Oil Tank Replacement
I have been with Burke for the last 5 years. My oil tank recently started to leak (indoors).
Fortunately, I caught it in time, so no spill.
I called Burke, and their response was excellent. However, ...
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Oil boiler, remove baseboard from entire house but keep the water heater
I have a question about removing Hydronic Baseboard but keeping the boiler and water heater in place.
Is this relatively straight forward?
Shut off power
Cut off the supply and return for the ...
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Electric backup just for heating system?
It occurs to me that it shouldn't take much power to operate the relays or electronics if a gas or oil heating system. That has me wondering about the practicality of putting that one device on a ...
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repair a leak for an electrical oil heating radiator
I have a radiator that has started leaking oil, by its bolt.
I assume that cause can be that metal is a bit rusty around the bolt, as it is easy to remove the paint when scratching and a bit of rust ...
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Only one zone heating in a two-zone hot water based heating system (oil)
I have two zones in my oil heating system, down and up -stairs with two separate thermostats one circulator and two zone valves.
For some reason the downstairs zone works perfectly well, but the ...
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Why is the spigot on my oil heater dripping?
We have fuel oil and a Beckett oil burner that heats our house. I just noticed water is dripping out of this hosebib/spigot at the bottom of it:
What could be causing this and how can I troubleshoot? ...
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Indoor fuel tank removed - How to eliminate lingering smell
Background: I recently replaced my home heating system (an oil burning furnace) for a modern heat pump (air-water). There is a room in our basement (2.9m x 3.5m, or roughly 10ft x 13ft) where the 10'...
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Is there a more environmentally-friendly alternative to using oil to heat a house with oil heating installed?
I currently live in a house (in the UK) which is too remote to be connected to the mains gas supply, with an oil tank which is used for central heating. This is obviously not great for the environment,...
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How much should I tighten the gauge on my heating oil tank?
Bought a new gauge for my heating oil tank because the previous owner installed one that was too short for the tank. The gauge came with a tiered fitting that is listed as a 1-1/2" & 2" Male NPT. ...
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Fuel oil burner running intermittently
Fuel oil (Beckett oil burner) here. It's -20°F outside right now and the house is at 61°F even though I have the thermostat cranked up to 75°F (we have a thermometer in the house as well, ...
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Dual tanks will they level out?
I have 2 oil tanks: one sludged up and the other ran dry. I used a air compressor to blow open the blocked tank. Will the 2 tanks level out?
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